Apache Maven Beginner to Guru - Overview Maven Lifecycle Plug-ins

The video tutorial provides an in-depth look at various Maven plugins, including the lifecycle, clean, compiler, resources, Surefire, Jar, deploy, and site plugins. It explains their goals, configurations, and typical use cases, such as cleaning build artifacts, compiling Java code, managing resources, running unit tests, generating jars, deploying artifacts, and creating websites. The tutorial also discusses the default settings and configurations for these plugins, emphasizing the importance of setting appropriate Java language levels and understanding the deployment process in continuous integration environments.

What is the primary function of the Maven clean plugin?

• To execute unit tests

• To remove build artifacts

• To deploy artifacts

• To compile Java classes

Which two goals are associated with the Maven compiler plugin?

• Jar and jar test

• Compile and test compile

• Clean and deploy

• Resource and test resource

What is the default source and target language level for the Maven compiler plugin?

• Java 16

• Java 18

• Java 11

• Java 8

What is the main purpose of the Maven surefire plugin?

• To clean build directories

• To deploy artifacts

• To execute unit tests

• To generate JAR files

Which plugin is responsible for generating JAR files in Maven?

• Maven jar plugin

• Maven compiler plugin

• Maven surefire plugin

• Maven clean plugin

What is the role of the Maven deploy plugin?

• To compile Java classes

• To execute unit tests

• To generate Maven sites

• To deploy artifacts to a remote repository

Which plugin is used to generate Maven sites?

• Maven surefire plugin

• Maven jar plugin

• Maven site plugin

• Maven clean plugin